There are five simultaneous kickoffs in the Premier League on Saturday, which will have major repercussions at the top and bottom of the table.
Manchester City continue their battle for the Premier League title as they face Burnley away, needing a victory to leapfrog rivals Liverpool at the top of the table.
Chelsea, meanwhile, are up against Brentford, as the under-fire Blues continue their push for a Champions League spot.
Elsewhere, bottom-placed Norwich travel to take on Brighton & Hove Albion, while Leeds, who are also battling to avoid the drop, play Southampton.
The remaining game sees Wolves take on Aston Villa in a West Midlands derby.
Sporting News is following the games live and providing live updates of all the key moments below.
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Premier League live scores
Brighton 0-0 Norwich
Burnley 0-2 Man City
Chelsea 0-0 Brentford
Leeds 1-0 Southampton
Wolves 2-0 Aston Villa
Premier League live updates
(All times Eastern)
10:50am: Half time
It’s half time in all of this afternoon’s games. Here are the latest scores.
Brighton 0-0 Norwich
Burnley 0-2 Man City
Chelsea 0-0 Brentford
Leeds 1-0 Southampton
Wolves 2-0 Aston Villa
Manchester City will go back to the top of the table as things stand.
GOAL – Wolves 2-0 Aston Villa (Young o.g.) Wolves are 2-0 up against Aston Villa as the ball hits off Ashley Young and goes into the net. Young had come on for Lucas Digne, who went off injured after 13 minutes.
GOAL – Leeds 1-0 Southampton (Harrison) Now Harrison has scored as he steers the ball home from close range.
BRIGHTON MISS PENALTY – Brighton get a penalty following a handball from Sam Byram. However, Neal Maupay sends the spot-kick over the crossbar.
GOAL – Burnley 0-2 Manchester City (Gundogan) City are now 2-0 up, with Gundogan getting on the scoresheet after good work in the build-up from Sterling.
10:23am: Jack Harrison puts the ball in the net for Leeds against Southampton, but it’s ruled out for offside.
10:19am: Chelsea have started slowly against Brentford, with the visitors having given a good account of themselves.
10:16am: Burnley striker Wout Weghorst is booked for catching Manchester City’s Rodri with an elbow.
GOAL – Wolves 1-0 Aston Villa (Jonny) Wolves are in front against Aston Villa, with Jonny firing home.
GOAL – Burnley 0-1 Manchester City (De Bruyne) Liverpool may not be top of the Premier League for long, with Kevin De Bruyne putting City ahead after a well worked move.
10:03am: Leeds miss an inviting opportunity early on as Diego Llorente shoots wide from close range against Southampton.
10am: We’re underway in this afternoon’s Premier League games. The main focus will be on Manchester City’s clash against Burnley as Pep Guardiola’s side look to return to the top of the table.
9:45am: Team news
Your Chelsea team news today for #CheBre!
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— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 2, 2022
𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎
@ChrisEriksen8 returns
Roerslev replaces Wissa
Teams presented by @BlueJeansNet #BrentfordFC #CHEBRE pic.twitter.com/UmokJfLBEn
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) April 2, 2022
𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗡!
Tarky captains today’s side facing @ManCity
#BURMCI | @SpreadexSport | #UTC pic.twitter.com/DgA7kFHQVb
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) April 2, 2022
𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦
XI | Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan (C), Sterling, Foden, Grealish
SUBS | Steffen, Stones, Jesus, Zinchenko, Bernardo, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Egan-Riley, Mbete#ManCity | @HaysTechnology pic.twitter.com/AQGqrg4Nhc
— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 2, 2022
COME ON ALBION!
Here’s our starting XI to face #NCFC in the @PremierLeague.
https://t.co/S3j1TIedJv ✘ #BHAFC
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— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) April 2, 2022
■ Five changes from our last match at Leeds
■ Byram, Hanley, Gilmour, Giannoulis and Normann come back into the side
■ Four academy graduates on the bench in Tomkinson, Kamara, Springett and Rowe#NCFC | #BHANOR pic.twitter.com/yoJJ2SHvzD— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) April 2, 2022
— Leeds United (@LUFC) April 2, 2022
Lining up at Leeds
Here’s the #SaintsFC team for today’s meeting with #LUFC: pic.twitter.com/eZf416yImD
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) April 2, 2022
Your line up for #WOLAVL.
A Portuguese front three
Kilman returns to the XI
— Wolves (@Wolves) April 2, 2022
Starting XI.
#WOLAVL pic.twitter.com/oxU0YdSNoG
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) April 2, 2022
9:30am: Welcome to Sporting News’ live coverage of Saturday’s Premier League games. Stay tuned for the latest updates.
With the international break over, the focus is very much on the title and Champions League races again, with Burnley facing Manchester City and Chelsea taking on Brentford, among five games in the traditional 15:00 BST timeslot.
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